IEEE Chattanooga Section

Embodied AI puts intelligence inside machines that have to perceive, reason, and act in the physical world, where sensor data is noisy and there is no pause button. The talk covers perception, decision making under uncertainty, and AI-driven control in autonomous mobile robots, along with the open challenges and emerging applications of intelligent robotic systems. Presenter: Dr. Gokhan Erdemir, Senior Member IEEE Dr. Gokhan Erdemir is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Management and Technology at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC). He leads research activities in UTC’s Robotics, Intelligent Systems, and Control Lab (RISC-Lab), focusing on robotics, autonomous mobile systems, intelligent control, and AI-driven robotic applications. The RISC-Lab supports research at the intersection of artificial intelligence and mobile robotics. His recent research explores the convergence of embodied artificial intelligence, autonomous robotics, and intelligent control, with particular emphasis on integrating advanced AI capabilities into the perception, reasoning, and action loops of physical robotic systems. His work spans edge-deployed language models for natural-language robot control, vision-based localization in challenging environments, AI-driven environmental and surface perception, multi-robot coordination through natural-language interfaces, and adaptive decision-making for autonomous systems operating in complex and dynamic real-world environments. Room: ECS 426, Maytag Room, Bldg: UTC College of Engineering & Computer Science Building, Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Anatomy of an Accident: How Sloppy work and a Lack of Documentation Caused Massive Payouts! On Thursday morning, January 7, 1999, a woman walking to work died on the sidewalk in front of UTSA downtown. The cause was ruled as electrocution from an energized metal lid in the sidewalk. The resultant investigation revealed a lack of final inspection on the original work and many problems with subsequent work. Enough that San Antonio’s Central Power Supply (CPS) and others paid out a combined $6.4M. James Mercier, who was at that time an engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation, will present and discuss the various errors discovered from his investigation for TxDOT and in the court records. Long after the court case was settled, James may have figured out what really happened that day! Speaker(s): James, Agenda: - Introduction - Presentation by Mr. James Mercier Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/482904

The IEEE Chattanooga Section and PES Chapter invite you to join us on APRIL 30, 11:30 AM EDT, for a virtual Lunch-and-Learn to hear George Pitts from TVA provide an Analysis and Troubleshooting of 500kV line operation. Analysis and Troubleshooting of 500kV line operation "George will step through the sequence of events for an actual event on the TVA system in which a tree contacted a high voltage transmission line, the engineering analysis of the event, and the conclusions drawn." George Pitts PE, TVA George is presently senior program manager interconnection planning with TVA, working with renewable energy projects from beginning to commercial operation. He has over 30 years of electrical engineering experience spanning oil & gas pipelines, pulp & paper mills, and electric utilities. George has been a project, controls, maintenance, protection, planning, and commissioning engineer in his many roles throughout his career. He earned the BSEE degree from Mississippi State University and is a Senior Member of IEEE. 1 PDH Available Please Note that the meeting invite is part of this email, click on the Microsoft Teams meeting invite provided in the location section of the e-notice email Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/481555